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applications for waivers from certain 

sections of part 107. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 45 minutes for non-part 107 

waivers; 45.7 hours for part 107 waivers. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

19,871 hours (not-part 107) + 251,520 

(part 107) = 271,391 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

30, 2023. 

D.C. Morris, 

Aviation Safety Analyst, Flight Standards 

Service, General Aviation and Commercial 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26702 Filed 12–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Request To Release Airport 

Property 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to rule on 

request to release airport property for 

land disposal at the Liberal MidAmerica Regional Airport (LBL), 

Liberal, Kansas. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invites public comment on the release 

and sale of eleven parcels of land at the 

Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport 

(LBL), Liberal, Kansas. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Amy J. Walter, Airports Land Specialist, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division, ACE–620G, 901 

Locust Room 364, Kansas City, MO 

64106. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to: Brian 

Fornwalt, Airport Manager, Liberal MidAmerica Regional Airport, 302 Terminal 

Road, PO Box 2199, Liberal, KS 67901, 

(620) 626–0188. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy J. Walter, Airports Land Specialist, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division, ACE–620G 901 

Locust Room 364, Kansas City, MO 

64106, (816) 329–2603, amy.walter@

faa.gov. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed, by appointment, in person 

at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release and sell eleven tracts of land 

in the airport industrial park totaling 

approximately 10.27 acres of airport 

property at the Liberal Mid-America 

Regional Airport (LBL) under the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). The 

Airport Manager has requested from the 

FAA the release of eleven tracts of 

airport property be released for sale for 

commercial use. The FAA determined 

the request to release and sell property 

at Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport 

(LBL) meets the procedural 

requirements of the Federal Aviation 

Administration and the release and sale 

of the property does not and will not 

impact future aviation needs at the 

airport. The FAA may approve the 

request, in whole or in part, no sooner 

than thirty days after the publication of 

this Notice. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport 

(LBL) is proposing the release and sale 

of eleven tracts of land in the airport 

industrial park totaling approximately 

10.27 acres of airport property. The 

release of land is necessary to comply 

with Federal Aviation Administration 

Grant Assurances that do not allow 

federally acquired airport property to be 

used for non-aviation purposes. The sale 

of the subject property will result in the 

release of land and surface rights at the 

Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport 

(LBL) from the conditions of the AIP 

Grant Agreement Grant Assurances. In 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the airport 

will receive fair market value and the 

property will continue to be used for 

commercial businesses by the existing 

tenants on these tracts. 

Any person may inspect, by 

appointment, the request in person at 

the FAA office listed above under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In 

addition, any person may, request an 

appointment and inspect the 

application, notice and other documents 

determined by the FAA to be related to 

the application in person at the Liberal 

Mid-America Regional Airport. 

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on December 1, 

2023. 

Edward A. Hyatt, 

Acting Director, FAA Central Region, Airports 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26777 Filed 12–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2023–0055; Notice 1] 

Blue Bird Body Company, Receipt of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Blue Bird Body Company 

(Blue Bird) has determined that certain 

model year (MY) 2019–2024 Blue Bird 

Vision and MY 2020–2024 Blue Bird All 

American school buses do not fully 

comply with Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, Bus 

Emergency Exits and Window Retention 

and Release. Blue Bird filed two 

noncompliance reports, both dated 

August 9, 2023, and subsequently 

petitioned NHTSA (the ‘‘Agency’’) on 

September 13, 2023, for a decision that 

the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This document 

announces receipt of Blue Bird’s 

petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

January 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal 

Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Comments may also be faxed to 

(202) 493–2251. 

Comments must be written in the 

English language, and be no greater than 

15 pages in length, although there is no 


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limit to the length of necessary 

attachments to the comments. If 

comments are submitted in hard copy 

form, please ensure that two copies are 

provided. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Lind, General Engineer, NHTSA, 

Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, 

(202) 366–7235. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: Blue Bird determined 

that certain MY 2019–2024 Blue Bird 

Vision and MY 2020–2024 Blue Bird All 

American school buses do not fully 

comply with paragraph S5.5.3(b) of 

FMVSS No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits 

and Window Retention and Release (49 

CFR 571.217). 

Blue Bird filed two noncompliance 

reports, both dated August 9, 2023, 

pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports. Blue Bird petitioned NHTSA 

on September 13, 2023, for an 

exemption from the notification and 

remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 301 on the basis that this 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety, pursuant 

to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and 

49 CFR part 556, Exemption for 

Inconsequential Defect or 

Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of Blue Bird’s 

petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and 30120 and does not represent 

any agency decision or another exercise 

of judgment concerning the merits of the 

petition. 

II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 

28,765 and 403 MY 2019–2024 Blue 

Bird Vision and MY 2020–2024 Blue 

Bird All American school buses, 

manufactured between July 1, 2019, and 

August 3, 2023, were reported by the 

manufacturer. 

III. Noncompliance: Blue Bird 

explains that the Emergency Exit Label 

in the subject vehicles contains lettering 

that does not meet the height required 

by paragraph S5.5.3(b) of FMVSS No. 

217. Specifically, the lettering height 

was 0.88 cm and therefore does not 

meet the minimum lettering height 

requirement of 1 cm. 

IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph 

S5.5.3(b) of FMVSS No. 217 includes 

the requirements relevant to this 

petition. Concise operating instructions 

describing the motions necessary to 

unlatch and open the emergency exit 

shall be located within 15 centimeters of 

the release mechanism on the inside 

surface of the bus. These instructions 

shall be in letters at least 1 centimeter 

high and of a color that contrasts with 

its background. 

V. Summary of Blue Bird’s Petition: 

The following views and arguments 

presented in this section, ‘‘V. Summary 

of Blue Bird’s Petition,’’ are the views 

and arguments provided by Blue Bird. 

They have not been evaluated by the 

Agency and do not reflect the views of 

the Agency. Blue Bird describes the 

subject noncompliance and contends 

that the noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. 

Blue Bird contends that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety because the 

difference between 1 centimeter and 

0.882 centimeters would be difficult to 

differentiate without the use of precise 

measuring equipment. A 0.118 cm 

difference is less than 3/64ths of an inch 

or 0.047 inches, which Blue Bird argues 

would be unrecognizable and would not 

cause the instructions to be unclear to 

passengers or impact their ability to 

open the door in an emergency. 

In 2022, NHTSA denied a petition by 

Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) in 

which the lettering height on the 

affected buses was 2 mm less than 1 cm. 

Collins contended that some of the 

lettering in the labeled message exceeds 

the requirement by 1mm. Therefore, the 

difference of the noncompliant lettering 

being 2 mm smaller than required 

should be deemed inconsequential. 

However, NHTSA was not persuaded by 

Collins’s assertion that a 2 mm 

measurement is not any less significant 

than a 1 mm measurement. Blue Bird 

says that NHTSA’s decision in this case 

implies that a 0.118 cm variation from 

the required lettering height at a single 

location can be considered 

inconsequential. 

Moreover, Blue Bird believes that 

Vernier caliper jaws, when used for the 

official measurement of letter height can 

introduce inaccuracies, particularly in 

discerning small variations from the 

required height. Blue Bird says manual 

error in the repeatability of both the 

measurement device and the user could 

lead to discrepancies that exceed the 

difference between the Blue Bird text 

size from the requirement. Blue Bird 

contends that the photo provided of the 

measurement in this case illustrates the 

potential for human error in identifying 

a small variation. According to Blue 

Bird, ‘‘the caliper is not positioned flat 

against the decal, and only one location 

on the decal was measured.’’ Therefore, 

Blue Bird believes that a discrepancy of 

0.118 cm could be attributed to a slight 

angle of the calipers or measurements 

conducted at various points on the 

signage. 

According to Blue Bird, its lettering 

meets all other FMVSS No. 217 labeling 

requirements, specifically, (1) operating 

instructions must be ‘‘concise’’ and 

describe ‘‘the motions necessary to 

unlatch and open the emergency exit,’’ 

(2) operating instructions must ‘‘be 

located within 15 centimeters of the 

release mechanism on the inside surface 

of the bus,’’ and (3) operating 

instructions must be ‘‘of a color that 

contrasts with [their] background.’’ 

Blue Bird asserts NHTSA has not put 

forth any claim or reasoning indicating 

that a 0.118 cm variation from the 1 cm 

lettering height requirement 

‘‘compromises a passenger’s ability to 

safely view or understand the lettering.’’ 

Furthermore, Blue Bird contends that 

NHTSA’s prior determination on the 

Collins petitions notes the substantial 

difference between a 1 mm and a 2 mm 

variation from the requirement. 

Additionally, Blue Bird believes it has 

effectively demonstrated that the 

manual use of Vernier calipers can 

introduce ‘‘discrepancies and variations 

when distinguishing variations as small 

as .118 cm.’’ 

Blue Bird concludes by stating its 

belief that the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety and its petition to be 

exempted from providing notification of 

the noncompliance, as required by 49 


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U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

NHTSA notes that the statutory 

provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to 

file petitions for a determination of 

inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to 

exempt manufacturers only from the 

duties found in sections 30118 and 

30120, respectively, to notify owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of a defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any 

decision on this petition only applies to 

the subject vehicles that Blue Bird no 

longer controlled at the time it 

determined that the noncompliance 

existed. However, any decision on this 

petition does not relieve vehicle 

distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant vehicles under their 

control after Blue Bird notified them 

that the subject noncompliance existed. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26733 Filed 12–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the name 

of persons whose property and interests 

in property have been unblocked 

pursuant to Executive Order 13288 of 

March 10, 2003, ‘‘Blocking Property of 

Persons Undermining Democratic 

Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe’’, 

as amended by Executive Order 13391 

of November 22, 2005, ‘‘Blocking 

Property of Additional Persons 

Undermining Democratic Processes or 

Institutions in Zimbabwe.’’ 

Additionally, OFAC is publishing an 

update to the identifying information of 

persons currently included on the 

Specially Designated Nationals and 

Blocked Persons List (SDN List). 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for effective date(s). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Bradley T. Smith, Director, 

tel.: 202–622–2490; Associate Director 

for Global Targeting, tel: 202–622–2420; 

Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 

202–622–2480; Assistant Director for 

Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855; 

or the Assistant Director for Sanctions 

Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622– 

2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The SDN List and additional 

information concerning OFAC sanctions 

programs are available on OFAC’s 

website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). 

Notice of OFAC Action 

On November 30, 2023, OFAC 

removed from the SDN List the person 

listed below, whose property and 

interests in property were blocked 

pursuant to E.O. 13288, as amended by 

E.O. 13391. On November 30, 2022, 

OFAC determined that circumstances 

no longer warrant the inclusion of the 

following person on the SDN List under 

this authority. This person is no longer 

subject to the blocking provisions of 

Section 1(a) of E.O. 13288, as amended 

by E.O. 13391. 

Individual 

1. BONYONGWE, Happyton 

Mabhuya; DOB 6 Nov 1960; POB 

Chikomba District, Zimbabwe; 

nationality Zimbabwe; Director General, 

Central Intelligence Organization 

(individual) [ZIMBABWE] 

Dated: November 30, 2023. 

Gregory T. Gatjanis, 

Associate Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26781 Filed 12–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 

of persons and vessels that have been 

placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons List 

(SDN List) based on OFAC’s 

determination that one or more 

applicable legal criteria were satisfied. 

All property and interests in property 

subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these 

persons and vessels are blocked, and 

U.S. persons are generally prohibited 

from engaging in transactions with 

them. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for effective date(s). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Bradley T. Smith, Director, tel.: 

202–622–2490; Associate Director for 

Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; 

Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 

202–622–2480; Assistant Director for 

Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855; 

or the Assistant Director for Sanctions 

Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622– 

2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The Specially Designated Nationals 

and Blocked Persons List and additional 

information concerning OFAC sanctions 

programs are available on OFAC’s 

website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). 

Notice of OFAC Action(s) 

On December 1, 2023, OFAC 

determined that the property and 

interests in property subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction of the following persons are 

blocked under the relevant sanctions 

authority listed below. 

Entities 

1. HS ATLANTICA LIMITED, 80 Broad 

Street, Monrovia, Liberia; Identification 

Number IMO 6356766 [RUSSIA–EO14024]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of 

Executive Order 14024 of April 15, 2021, 

‘‘Blocking Property With Respect To 

Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the 

Government of the Russian Federation,’’ 86 

FR 20249, 3 CFR, 2021 Comp., p. 542 (Apr. 

15, 2021) (E.O. 14024) for operating or having 

operated in the marine sector of the Russian 

Federation economy. 

2. STERLING SHIPPING INCORPORATED, 

Unit 27610–001, Building A1, IFZA Business 

Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United 

Arab Emirates; Identification Number IMO 

5206051 [RUSSIA–EO14024]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of 

E.O. 14024 for operating or having operated 

in the marine sector of the Russian 

Federation economy. 

3. STREYMOY SHIPPING LIMITED, Unit 

27610–001, Building A1, IFZA Business 

Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United 

Arab Emirates; 80 Broad Street, Monrovia, 

Liberia; Identification Number IMO 5724311 

[RUSSIA–EO14024]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) of 

E.O. 14024 for operating or having operated 

in the marine sector of the Russian 

Federation economy. 

On December 1, 2023, OFAC also 

identified the following vessels as 

property in which a blocked person has 

an interest, under the relevant sanctions 

authority listed below: 


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